Electoral firsts in Italy
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This article lists notable electoral firsts in Italy.
- First general election with universal suffrage: 1913 (only males), 1946 (both sex);
- First organized political party in the Italian Parliament: Partito Socialista Italiano, 1895;
Women
First female Prime Minister of Italy
- Giorgia Meloni in 2022
First female President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
- Nilde Iotti in 1979
First female President of the Italian Senate
- Elisabetta Casellati in 2018[1]
First female Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Emma Bonino in 2013
First female Minister of the Interior
- Rosa Russo Iervolino in 1998
First female Minister of Justice
- Paola Severino in 2011
First female Minister of Defence
- Roberta Pinotti in 2014
First female Minister of Economic Development
- Federica Guidi in 2014
First female Minister of Agriculture
- Adriana Poli Bortone in 1994
First female Minister of the Environment
- Stefania Prestigiacomo in 2008
First female Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
- Paola De Micheli in 2019
First female Minister of Labour and Social Policies
- Tina Anselmi in 1976 (also first female Minister in general)
First female Minister of Public Education
- Franca Falcucci in 1982
First female Minister of Culture
- Vincenza Bono in 1988
First female Minister of Health
- Tina Anselmi in 1978
First female constable (ufficiale giudiziario)
- Maria Luisa Strina in 1964
First female mayors
- Ninetta Bartoli (Borutta), Ada Natali (Massa Fermana) and Elena Tosetti (Fanano) on 10 March 1946[2][3][4][5]